The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its Mineral and Petroleum Exploration figures for the March 2025 quarter, revealing a nationwide downturn in exploration activity –both... 

Industrial Gas Users Association South Africa (IGUA-SA) CEO Jaco Human has called for the urgent finalisation of a fiscal guarantees framework to help progress, to a “transactional level”, the... 

Leading provider of intelligent asset and key management systems Landwell Africa is proud to announce its participation at Securex 2025, where it will unveil a new wave of advanced physical... 

Petrol 93 and petrol 95 will decrease by 5c a litre for June, while diesel prices (0.05% and 0.005% sulphur) will decrease by 36.9c a litre, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has... 

Australia's Woodside Energy, which operates Senegal's Sangomar oil and gas field, has filed a complaint with the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes against the... 

South Africa's GDP increased by 0.1% in the first quarter, following an increase of 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024. The agriculture, forestry and fishing industry increased by 15.8%,... 

The administration of US President Donald Trump on Monday proposed rolling back Biden-era limits on oil and gas drilling in an Alaska area that is the nation's largest tract of undisturbed public... 

Aim-listed Rome Resources has engaged with consulting firm the MSA Group to complete a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its Bisie North project, located in North Kivu province of the... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe visited JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals’ flagship Prieska copper/zinc mine (PCZM) in South Africa’s Northern Cape, as the mine progresses... 

The African National Congress said on Friday that the launch of the South African National Petroleum Company has positioned South Africa to harness its natural resources, reduce dependency on... 

Having set the theme for Africa’s largest mining conference as “Stronger together: progress through partnerships”, the organisers of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 have emphasised how... 

Africa’s mining sector stands at a crossroads. With its vast mineral reserves, the continent possesses the resources to power the next phase of development for the continent and the globe. Given... 

It has been a busy month for Gabon. Former coup leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was sworn in as President on May 3 for a first seven-year term after the Constitutional Court affirmed his April... 

Environmental authorisation has been issued by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. 

The floating production storage and offloading Alexandre de Gusmão (Mero-4) has started production. 

South African Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has formally dismissed the appeal lodged by Springbok Solar Power Plant against the amendment of Tetra4’s (Renergen's)... 

To provide additional input into the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ (DMPR’s) draft Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB), the Minerals Council South Africa is seeking to further... 

The Minerals Council South Africa has, during its 135th AGM on May 28, elected Paul Dunne as its permanent president, converting his “caretaker” role as acting president to that of a permanent... 

Work on South Africa’s new mining cadastral system is “well under way”, Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) mineral and petroleum regulation deputy director-general Tseliso... 

Angola’s President João Lourenço has been selected as the ‘Energy Person of the Year’ by the African Energy Chamber (AEC), in recognition of his drive for good governance, commitment to reform and... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has formally dismissed the appeal lodged by Springbok Solar Power Plant against the amendment of Tetra4’s production right, thereby... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has indicated that he wants the newly launched South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) to play a central role in reviving domestic... 

As Rio Tinto searches for a new CEO, the miner will cast a wide net due to a very short list of possible internal candidates, sources said, in contrast with laser-focused succession planning at its... 

National mineral resource organisation Mintek has welcomed the official release of South Africa's Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy by Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.... 

Industry body the Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed the launch of the country’s Critical Minerals Strategy and the gazetting of the Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRDB) for public... 

Whereas every mineral is found to be critical for various reasons, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ (DMPR’s) Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy has identified platinum,... 

South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has granted environmental authorisation for an underground mining right and related infrastructural activities to ASX- and... 

TotalEnergies will seek Mozambique's approval to lift a force majeure declaration on its $20-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project there and resume construction by mid-summer, Chief Executive... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has designated Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe as the Acting President of South Africa from May 18 to 22. Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul... 

Billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart poured hundreds of millions of dollars into broad market-tracking funds during the first three months of the year, boosting holdings of US equities as... 

Strengthening South African mining is key to strengthening South Africa’s domestic economy as well as its geopolitical standing, which is all-important at this time of global economic disruption.... 

The need to develop a business-friendly stable regulatory environment and policy framework conducive for investment in the mining industry in South Africa is a necessary requirement for catalysing... 

Junior mining is about unlocking economic value for South Africa and, in a world that desires critical minerals to power a clean energy transition, the country and the rest of Africa have a... 

Listed equity markets continue to represent the most liquid, efficient and transparent avenue for capital formation, and as the regulatory and operating environment for junior mining improves, it... 

A properly functioning mining cadastre system is integral for junior miners, especially in their pursuit of new mineral discoveries and early-stage project development, highlights law firm NSDV Law... 

The Minerals Council South Africa is the leading champion of the junior and exploration sector in South Africa and as such it tirelessly advocates policies and regulations that will encourage... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved amendments to the licensing conditions for petroleum facilities operated by energy and oil companies Sasol Oil and TotalEnergies... 

The State-owned Central Energy Fund (CEF) has transferred assets and funds to the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC), with the view to unlocking R1.5-billion to R3-billion worth of... 

Namibia expects a final investment decision (FID) by TotalEnergies on its Venus discovery by late next year, a senior government official said on Tuesday, even as the company pushes for incentives... 

The Northern Territory’s (NT's) 2025/26 Budget has been welcomed by Australia’s mining industry as a sign of the government’s intent to drive economic growth through resource development, tax... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week attend the Africa CEO Forum in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, to showcase South Africa’s potential as a premier investment and trade destination. Ramaphosa... 

Queensland’s conservative Crisafulli government has appointed veteran barrister Wayne Pennell as the state’s first dedicated Mining and Resources Coroner, delivering on a key election commitment to...